Fallout 3 Walkthrough & Strategy Guide

Eventually, after numerous battles (and the possibility that you may run into more enemies and even locations within the swamp), you'll approach the Sacred Bog Entrance itself. Expect it to be guarded, though you shouldn't have any trouble extinguishing unwelcome guests from the entrance. Be sure to scour the medical box located next to the entrance to the entrance (follow that?) You'll find some Stimpaks, a Rad-X and some Purified Water. When you're ready, you can then head through the door to reach the Sacred Bog Entrance.

The Sacred Bog Entrance is completely devoid of enemies, and is also completely linear in nature. So you should only be running through this area for a brief few moments until you reach the door that leads to the Sacred Bog itself. The only tip worth mentioning here is to click your Pip-Boy's light on so that you can see where you're going a little better (though there are scattered torches here and there to help you out as well). You'll have no choice but to traverse the watery area at the end of the path to reach the door leading to the Sacred Bog, but your contact with the irradiated water will be very limited, so you actually have very little to worry about in that respect.

Once you've emerged in the Sacred Bog, you'll essentially be on another small, isolated map. If you consult your Pip-Boy's map, you'll see exactly what we're talking about. Your destination is on the east side of the map, but as you'll quickly find out here, to go east, you must first go west. After all, just explore all around you. While it seems like you have a whole new, vast map to explore, the nature of the terrain and the overall topography keep exploration limited here. Thus, this area can be a little deceiving. Just try to explore all of the areas around you, and you'll find that with one exception, you're going to be stuck in this general area by rock outcroppings and the like.

Thus, you'll want to delve into the water and begin pushing your way northward and slightly westward, following the linear pathway. The watery path will no doubt bring you across all sorts of Mirelurks, though the enemy you'll want to watch out for most here are new enemies called Swamplurks. These guys have a lot of hit points, and an accurate-and-deadly airborne attack that can strike you from a distance. So be especially careful around those foes as you head forward. Eventually, you'll come out of the waist-deep water and begin walking along a dry path. Things get more and more eerie as you go forward, with an undeniable Blair Witch Project vibe going on all around you. When you see dolls hanging from trees and posts, you know you're headed in the right direction. Oh, and watch out for stray bear traps!

Ultimately, another swampy area will open up in front of you, and again, while it seems it can be explored in its totality, nothing could be farther from the truth. This time, you'll finally begin being funneled southeast towards your destination, but expect to fight Mirelurks and Swamplurks galore along the way. You should also start seeing some stray Punga Fruit growing out of the ground. Feel free to pick these fruits up -- they're the reason Point Lookout is well-known in the post-apocalyptic United States, and they heal you when eaten (though they'll irradiate you slightly, as well). Remember to keep your distance from Swamplurks when you fight them, too!